DNA taken from a man after a conviction in Tennessee has tied him to the 2004 rape of a 16-year-old girl in Maryland.
NaJarred T. Walker is charged with attacking the girl under a bridge near a Frederick park on Nov. 1, 2004, according to Frederick police.
He allegedly threatened the girl, telling her not to scream, then sexually assaulted her. The victim went to a hospital, where authorities obtained a DNA sample.
Last month, police said, that DNA was linked to Walker after his DNA was entered into a national database following a conviction in Tennessee. Frederick police said they had no information on the Tennessee case, but court records show he was found guilty of a third-offense DUI and aggravated assault in Davidson County, which covers Nashville, last year.
Walker called the Frederick rape charges “real ridiculous” during a Tuesday hearing, the Frederick News-Post reported.
